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[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spc_hicks09:
I really appreciate all the work man ! I did a search in the forums though and can't find the S-OFF bootloader. As soon as I read your question about the bootloader I was seriously wondering if it was because I have the S-ON bootloader. However, since you got both a success and a fail with the S-ON i'm not sure now what to think. I would like to get the S-OFF bootloader though so if you got a link to that, it would be greatly appreciated. Also again, thank you for the hard work and the time you put into all this man. Your knowledge never ceases to amaze me ! :D

This would be what I want correct ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=725047

Seems like a lot of work to get 1.49.2000 S-OFF

Also, do I have to go back to stock to do this ?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
You don't need to go back to stock to do that. That post will work. Slightly more effort than necessary, though.

You probably ought to familiarize yourself with the "old-fashioned" method of flashing a PB00IMG.ZIP file (see this post on AF (lots of pictures) for some background). All Eris RUUs, OTAs, and PB00IMG.ZIP files can be found at this XDA post

Because you have the 1.49.0000 S-ON bootloader, your phone would previously have been referred to as a "Leaker" phone. The only thing which stood in the way of "Leakers" applying any PB00IMG.ZIP file is that the "misc" partition contains a version number in it which blocks that from happening. jcase's method in that post you provided a link to is to "patch" the misc image with an older version number, and then you can proceed with any PB00IMG.ZIP file installation after you have patched the "misc" partition.

There is another option available to you, though, but I am reluctant to suggest it to you: because you have the 1.49.0000 bootloader, the "erisengspl.zip" flash method of installing the bootloader should work for you. (IT HAS BRICKED A 1.46.0000 PHONE, and there have been only a few people that have used it - I did it one hour ago, but hey, that's my phone, and there's a huge difference between doing something to your own phone and telling other people to do it).

If you want to try an alternative method, which should be:

- less effort than the URL link you provided

- safer than using "erisengspl.zip"

I could whip up a flashable version of "misc.img" - that way you don't need to fool around with adb commands - you would just flash a zip file that patches misc.img (instead of doing that manually with adb), and then after that just install the Root PB00IMG.ZIP ROM by putting it on the root folder of your SD card and powering up your phone (after you have made Nandroid backups and fully charged your phone, of course).

Say the word and I'll cobble that together.

bftb0
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
Here you go...

Introducing...

ErisMiscReset_v0.9.zip :

Size: 53,784 bytes

MD5: aeb8f3d9b2ab39379b8ee563c76efee0

Credits: jcase (for the misc.img file); Amon_RA (for the flash_image binary - from his v1.6.2 Eris recovery)

This doesn't do anything special - it just flashes the embedded "misc.img" file (jcase) to the "misc" partition. It could be done the hard way (with adb and the command line), but this makes life a little easier.

bftb0
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spc_hicks09:
Ok quick question. After doing some digging, I found a post where jcase was working on a flashable zip that would give 1.49.2000 S-OFF. Someone noted that he no longer had an Eris and abandoned the project after pulling it. Well someone else "drewrobinso" picked up where jcase left off and finished the zip and in the post, starting at post 32 he posted that he fixed jcase's file and people after that say it "works perfectly." So I was wondering what your opinion is on this method. It can be found here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=742735&highlight=engineering+bootloader&page=4

Here are the instructions they give for the hboot1492.zip

1) Download hbootupdate.zip

2) Placed it on root of sdcard

3) booted Recovery

4) nand backup

5) flashed hbootupdate.zip

6) rebooted (with menu) after the install of the hboot.zip

7) waited untill it came back to the recovery screen with " formatting cache..." at the bottom.

8) Waited for a few min then pressed reboot from the menu again.

9) waited for it to boot up and rebooted in to hboot as S-OFF was there

10) enjoyed it
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
Probably equivalent to the "erisengspl.zip" file (I haven't used it or looked at it) - you can find both, unpack them, and compare the differences. They should be extremely similar. I think the reason that jcase pulled his effort is because someone ended up with a brick - but I can't be 100% certain of that.

The thing you should be aware of is the lack of testing that goes into stuff on XDA. That "erisengspl.zip" floated around on XDA for months, and a few people in fact used it successfully. Those few people happened to be "Leakers" (with 1.49.0000 S-ON) on their phones.

The first person to try it with the 1.46.0000 S-ON bootloader on his phone hard-bricked his phone.

I suppose that it will work for you - but, flashing the bootloader is the most dangerous thing you can do to your phone. I prefer to be conservative about it.

LOL, I just realized that I said that after flashing it three times today. :)
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
PS we posted 60 seconds apart - look up above your post for a "misc" flasher .zip
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spc_hicks09:
Oh lol, sorry about that. Ok so if I use the misc flashable zip, which PB00IMG.ZIP would I want for the S-OFF, Leak 3 or the Root one ? I'll just use the method you're suggesting but I have no idea which PB00IMG.ZIP to use.

Nevermind lol obviously it would be the Root one since it's the only one with the Engineering Bootloader. Ok so if I downloaded the misc reset file and the PB00IMG.ZIP, do I flash the misc reset zip then the PB00IMG or what ?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spc_hicks09:
Nevermind LOL ! I swear as I get older I forget more and more stuff ! You gave me the directions right in your other post hahahaha. Ok so i'm going to charge my phone up then follow the instructions in this post and hopefully a couple hours from now I'll have the S-OFF bootloader. I'll definitely keep you updated once I start the process and hopefully we can get this resolved !!!

Flashed the zip and got the PB00IMG loading now. So far so good !

Now saying 1.49.2000 S-OFF !!!! Now it's going through and loading the system, recovery, radio_v2. Everything says -OK so far !

Rebooting now.......on the Verizon splash screen.............now it's not going anywhere :eek: just stuck on the Verizon logo !

Nevermind it booted ! Just took a while to load up !!!! Soon as everything is done loading I will check and see what the HBOOT screen says now.

Software Info:

Firmware - 2.1

Baseband - 2.40.00.01.22

Kernel - 2.6.29-5898f66b htc-kernel@and18-2 #1

Build Number - 2.19.605.1 CL123435 test keys

Software Number - 2.19.605.1

Browser Version - WebKit 3.1

PRI Version - 2.11_002

PRL Version - 52219

ERI Version - 5

Rooting now with Eris 1 Click and will post HBOOT info in a few minutes.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
- Get the Root PB00IMG.ZIP file from this XDA post

- Verify it's size and MD5 signature on the copy you transferred to the root folder on your SD card.

- Put your phone on a charger.

- While it is charging, read through this post on AF (lots of pictures)

- Wait until fully charged, and

- Boot into recovery and make a Nandroid backup.

- (Optional: wipe data/factory reset)

- Flash the ErisMiscReset_v0.9.zip

- Power the phone off

- Boot the phone into HBOOT mode (Vol-Down+End)

- Follow the instructions in that Android Forums thread (PB00IMG.ZIP install)

Note that if you do not do the battery-pull trick, you will be overwriting everything on the phone. (That's OK because you have a backup, right?). If you did the "battery pull trick", you are done.

You can re-root the "root ROM" at that point, or, just skip that and use fastboot on your PC to directly flash the recovery to your phone. Put the phone in fastboot mode (cold-start with Send+End), and then test connectivity to the PC with:

fastboot devices

You should see your phone ID number if you are communicating correctly. Then,

fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-eris-v1.6.2.img

Then, boot into Amon_RA directly by cold-starting the phone with Vol-Up+End, and "wipe data/factory reset" and restore your Nandroid backup.

Finally, you can flash a radio image directly at this point. (Note that we are not talking about a zip file, but the individual "radio.img" file that you would dig out of the 2.42.blahblahblah.zip file). Restart the phone in Fastboot Mode (Send+End) and

fastboot flash radio radio.img

Don't forget to remove the PB00IMG.ZIP file from the root folder of your SD card - otherwise you will forget about it and the next time you boot into HBOOT mode, the bootloader will start loading it up again.

HTH

bftb0
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stonent:
This explains a lot... Thanks.

I've not been able to figure out why my radio won't update until now.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spc_hicks09:
And it allllllllll WORKED !!!!

HBOOT Info:

PB00100 XC ENG S-OFF

HBOOT-1.49.2000 (PB0010000)

MICROP-0111

TOUCH PANEL-MELFAS_45_17

RADIO-2.40.00.01.22

Jan 24 2010, 22:35:57

Dude you are a frickin genius !!!!! LOL

So now I should be able to update my Radio with either fastboot or adb or just by flashing right ?

You should make a main topic in Developement about your new method to get S-OFF. That was so much more simple than ANYTHING else I found !

Where do I need to have the Radio.img file because I have it in the ADB folder right now, trying to flash through fastboot but it keeps saying "error cannot load radio.img"
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
You've now experienced "old school Eris root".

You certainly should be able to do it with fastboot. As I said before, I'm not precisely sure what was causing your Amon_RA installs to fail.

Just make sure you always, always, always verify file MD5 sigs of image files before flashing them with fastboot.

bftb0
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spc_hicks09:
Oh I will ! Did you see my update above ?

Where do I need to have the radio.img file ? I have it in the ADB folder right now and when I try to flash it through fastboot (cmd prompt on pc) it says it can't load radio.img
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
all commands that accept filenames as arguments can accept those arguments in three ways:

- implied current directory (e.g. "file.txt" - in the current directory )

- relative to current directory (e.g. "..\..\file.txt" - two directories above the current directory )

- absolute path (e.g. "C:\home\users\folders\foo\bar\file.txt" )

so, if you are running a command such as

rm file.txt

the "rm" program will assume that "file.txt" is in the current directory

The current directory is NOT necessarily the same folder that the program is installed in - you can print the current directory in Windows with the "cd" command, and in Unix/Linux with the "pwd" command.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spc_hicks09:
Yeah I ended up having to put it in my folder C:\Users\spc_hicks

Did that, then ran the command

fastboot flash radio radio.img

worked perfectly man !!!

Wow I can't you believe you took like a 20 step solution and turned it into 5 or 6 lol. Very nice work man !! Thanks again for all this help ! So now if I flash a rom, will I lose the S-OFF ? Like if I flash Ginger Tazz v8 ?

BTW I went from -97dBm to -74dBm and it's staying there ! So I actually DID get a signal boost, I also did the *228 option 2 afterwards.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
None of the ROMs touch the bootloader - sort of like the radio. There should not really be any reason why you would ever need to change it again (unless you are going to return the phone to VZW).

Enjoy.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willwgp:
I found that by downloading the erisengspl.zip (http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=421637&d=1287380079), flashing that through recovery took me to S-OFF, rebooting, and then flashing to a new radio (in my case 2.42.02.10.29), rebooting, is what finally changed the baseband radio version on my phone.

I'm going to warn you, like everyone else has before, that erisengspl.zip is supposedly not for any other version than 1.49.0000 S-ON ... I just did it on mine and it worked fine.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spc_hicks09:
Well the method that bftb0 provided was a lot easier and a lot less risky :D and it also worked perfectly !!!
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I know this is moot now, but there were some difficulties with the method you linked to. Nothing necessarily catastrophic, such as using the other zip with a 1.47 bootloader, but:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8192830&postcount=40

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8186724&postcount=35

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8193157&postcount=42

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8193639&postcount=44
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spc_hicks09:
Yeah that's why I didn't use that method :D

All I did was download the misc flashable zip that bftb0 posted somewhere in that thread.

Flash it

Download the Root PB00IMG and put it on the root of my sd then just booted up the phone regularly and let the root rom install.

That gave me S-OFF bootloader in like 2 steps !
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
He sure steps up enough, doesn't he!?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spc_hicks09:
Every time ! Never ceases to amaze me !
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjb413:
just performed this to get my s-off. works like a charm! very easy. only comment is that when i was using the af directions, bootloader was listed as option #6 instead of #2? i dl'ed the root verion from the xda link provided. but like i said, still worked perfectly.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
Yeah... if you read that AF thread very carefully, it mentions that the pictures are using the 1.47.0000 bootloader.

The process is identical, though.
[Nexus S General] FaithCry:
anyone else using swype?

try double tapping a word to edit; you can't click the words in the list due to the new feature in 2.3.3 where you double tap a word and it goes to cut/copy menu.

frustrating if you use swype, nice if you use the normal keyboard and you get a word totally wrong.

comments?
[Nexus S General] leerobson99:
Just tried that out it is annoying but I didn't use that way to edit anyway, I put the cursor in the word I want to edit and press the swype button. Idk if this is what anyone else does but works for me.
[Nexus S General] jivemaster:
As spoken about by the ui lead designer in his engadget interview, they want to move away from waiting (pressing and holding).

While this is indeed annoying for swype users, the change is for the good of the entire text entry experience in android.

As an alternative, tap the word you want to select, then tap the swype key to select the word to edit. It only makes things a little slower.
[Android Software Development] dk_zero-cool:
One thing that I really love about Android, is the Gnu/Linux system running in the background. I use Linux on all my regular machines where I do most work via my beloved terminal.

Playing in CLI on Android Phones is just as much fun only Android is missing a lot of the toys I'm used to. So I'm making a collection of some of these tools, some found on the Web and some Home made.

Here if the first collection of the things I've collected so far.

Most of it can be found in different places on the Web, but I find it a lot easier to just get it in one place.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14234754/XDA_GLOBAL/android_cli_extras.tar.gz

This small Archive contains the fallowing:

Bash 4.1 - This shell is made to become the default shell on your phone regardless if you connect via SSH or local terminal. Also added an bashrc file.

SSH Shell Client

Remount script - Makes it easier to optain RW on /system (HTC Users will need S-Off)

Nano Editor with terminfo not defined, fix

Init Script to set a user defined hostname and update the hosts file

Now, I don't remember where everything comes from. I believe that the Nano Editor is from the MoDaCo Forum (The terminfo fix is placed in the /system/bin/sh script). The Remount Script is from somewhere on this forum. Bash, I don't remember. SSH Client is from the Better Terminal APK (Perhaps an SFTP client would be nice to). The rest is just some small home made shell scripts.

The Hostname can be changed in /system/etc/init.d/05userinit (Make sure that your current ROM does not already has init scripts to alter hostname. Some custom ROMs do)

The bashrc file is placed in /system/etc/bashrc

This location can be changed in /system/bin/sh

The remount script makes it faster and easier to option RW on /system.

Just type "remount rw" in the shell to switch to Read/Write and then "remount ro" to switch back to Read-only. HTC Users needs S-Off in order to write to /system.

In order to copy the files to the /system partition, you need to option Read/Write without the remount script. In the Shell type "mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system". (HTC Users without S-Off will need to do this using ADB in recovery)

If you use the Better Terminal APK for Android, you need to go to settings and make sure that it uses Android Terminal. Otherwise it will use it's own bash which only works when in Better Terminal and also it's full of errors. Also in the option "Command Line" it should be "/system/bin/sh". Make sure that there is NO - at the end, example "/system/bin/sh - ". You might need to remove it twice before it is gone.

(Just in case anyone should wonder. Yes your phone needs to be rooted)

Also if anyone has more fun CLI stuff for android then please bring it :)
[Xoom General] arrtoodeetoo:
This thread is simply to poll the community about the deal. I'm just curious how many of us got it.

Since we're seeing some folks getting their tracking numbers (and some getting XOOMs now), please feel free to discuss shipping. There is a way to check it on Fedex HERE if you haven't gotten an email already. [EDIT] Detailed instructions HERE.

Oh, and just for fun...
[Xoom General] pspycho:
Yes and No.

I got in on the deal, but don't consider it closed until the unit actually ships at 25% off...
[Xoom General] Sirchuk:
I don't think this poll should be up yet either. Since nothing has shipped, we really aren't 100% sure we "got in" on this deal in the first place. Once orders are shipped and credit cards billed, only then will we know who actually got 25% off and who didn't.

Right now it's just speculation, but anything can happen. They may honor them all, they may only honor up to a certain point, they may run out of stock and just cancel the remaining orders, or they may cancel them all.

It aint over until the fat lady sings, and it's awfully quiet right now.
[Xoom General] parrotheadmjb:
They already announced they are honoring the orders. I'm having some trouble getting a free case, as I was a charged for it. Battling cust reps right now and contacting corporate.
[Xoom General] arrtoodeetoo:
That's why I stated in the OP that this isn't about the shipping. It's just to see how many actually got through before they pulled the plug on the deal. If nobody has gotten their shipping confirmation by tomorrow, then I'll start worrying and have the thread closed, but for now, I'm trusting Moto to keep their word on actually honoring the deal.
[Xoom General] manthedan211:
There was an article posted on Droid-Life about this pricing error from Motorola.

Author said that Motorola had reached out to him and said that they would indeed be honoring these orders. Let's hope for the best!

droid-life.com/2011/02/24/tip-save-25-off-a-799-motorola-xoom-without-a-contract/

my first post so i'm not allowed to link, but check the above url
[Xoom General] colbyb25:
I just called Motorola and was told that my xoom was arriving today. I bought the xoom that i am on for my wife but once I found the discount code from Motorola, I couldn't resist not waiting for a wifi only edition. My total was 673 for 1 xoom, 2 portfolio cases and 1 free gel case plus free shipping. We will see if it arrives in an hour or so.
[Xoom General] polo2883:
When did you order that you are getting yours today. Did you ever get a tracking number?
[Xoom General] schnoz:
I am so sick of these threads. I was on that forum 5 minutes after the main poster posted the coupon. I went to the shopping cart, added everything, then verified for everyone else that it was legit. I was planning on buying it after I got a response back from my work finance department, which they ended up taking one hour too long to get back to me and the deal was over.

I was upset about missing out on the deal for a couple days, but now it's just getting irritating seeing every other post about everyone that got the deal. Quit rubbing it in our face. Yes, it's nice that lots of you got it, and I'm happy for you. But I don't need to be reminded about how screwed the rest of us are spending $800 on it. I, for one, will be extremely happy once those do ship and we can stop hearing about it.
[Xoom General] jvs60:
I did get in on the deal, but I feel you
[Xoom General] colbyb25:
I placed my order on the 24th and never received a tracking number, which is why I called in the first place. We will see if it actually shows up today.
[Xoom General] Jrockttu:
Ditto. And all of the people that got a $600 Xoom and they're *****ing about having to pay for a case or forgetting to add their case to their order. Give me a break.
[Xoom General] arrtoodeetoo:
I haven't seen ANYONE on this forum rubbing it in anyone's face, and that's not the intent of this thread. I just want to know how many people got one over on Moto. I'm sorry that you missed it. I've also missed great deals that I wish I would have been able to take advantage of, and yet the world didn't end because I missed them.
[Xoom General] BBruin66:
Last time I ordered from the moto store (early December) it took them 2 days to ship. (Moto Roadster) Ordered on a Wednesday, shipped on Friday, received on Tuesday.
[Xoom General] iNdioNicarao:
Was that for standard shipping or next day shipping or etc...?
[Xoom General] eallan:
Bang on. They call up moto to complain! Unbelievable these people.
[Xoom General] funnycreature:
I think we're all still fearing that Motorola might be withdrawing despite their "pledge to honor the deal". My credit card has not been charged as of this morning. But I'm optimistic!
[Xoom General] berkmanmd:
i missed out on this deal and Google IO, wtf.

I think this is a sign...Steve Jobs calling me back to the Applesphere
[Xoom General] Sirchuk:
While I did get in on it, I don't feel "entitled" like some do. I wouldn't try to get the free shipping if I forgot, or the case if it was out of stock. If I get it, I get it. If I don't, sure I'll be disappointed but it was a mistake after all, and I won't be calling and *****ing like I know some would.

Hell, people are boycotting motorola because they missed the deal! I just don't get the entitlement of today's society. I would hate to work for the unemployment or welfare office!
[Xoom General] VegUnited:
I ordered Thursday, payed for the 1 day shipping and live in Oklahoma. I have heard they will be shipping from or have shipped from Texas in previous threads. I hopefully will receive it today, hence why I paid for the one day shipping. It says on my order it shipped on the 24th, but I'm not buying it. My CC was charged Friday. Has anyone received on yet, and if so who is the carrier? If its fedex I may call the local office and see if pickup from the store would be acceptable tomorrow before my flight takes off around noon.
[Xoom General] Team Infecti0n:
StirQwazy nice info! Thanks! I'm trying this right now!
[Xoom General] stinkyjoe:
Ha, I stand corrected. We're all miserable!